What would be a good inexpensive laptop for gaming and schooling?

I've bought a chromebook laptop for school because it was fairly inexpensive however what this laptop is able to do is very limited and honestly a bit of an inconvience. It's basically a tablet and I do need a better laptop for school. My boyfriend and I were also interested in getting into PC gaming as opposed to console. I really want to purchase the Sims 4 for PC. Does anyone have a good laptop that's inexepensive but can handle PC games, and be sufficient enough for school work using Microsoft Office ect?